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Every part on a bicycle is safety critical
An important PSA.
It’s common to hear horror stories about component failures that won't just leave you stranded, but can directly lead to injury, or, in rare cases, even worse. I often hear people warn against messing around with “safety-critical components” such as steerer tubes and handlebars, but that it’s fine to buy cheap copies of other, less-critical, parts. I'm not here to gate-geek who should and shouldn't work on bikes, but I do feel that too many people are taking on installation and service tasks, laughing it off as "just a bicycle", without consideration or knowledge of what's at stake.
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